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I like GTB too. It's a little spicy to my skin, but that doesn't stop me. And now that you mention it, I realize I forgot to put that one in the pile 😩

5/15/24

• Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving Exclusive MOAR BOAR (31 mm × 57 mm bleached boar)
• Razor: Wüsthof 220 "Barber's King" 7/8, Extra Hollow Square Point
• Lather: Noble Otter - BarrBarr
• Post Shave: Noble Otter - BarrBarr Aftershave Splash
• Fragrance: Noble Otter - BarrBarr EdP

This Wüsthof just showed up the other night, and this is my first go with it. I love Barbershop scents. It was the Barbershop experience that ultimately led me to wetshaving. So when I saw this NOS razor, with "Barber's King" etched and gold washed on the face, I had to have it. With some help, I've been able to narrow down the date on this razor to between 1925 and 1932.

I set the bevel on a 3k Hayate Yoshihiro synthetic, followed by my Shobudani Suita, and finished on my Nakayama Kiita. I stropped on the Kanayama 80k suede/leather. It took a damn fine edge.

The resulting shave was wonderful. The feel was smooth and silky, as that vintage Solingen steel is known to be. The balance was great, and it was overall very comfortable to handle. Even if it was mid, I would've kept it, to be honest. It's just a plus that it's a great shaver.

BarrBarr is one of my favorite barbershop scents. I feel it perfectly nails that western Barbershop vibe. It's a sweet and refreshing scent, the kind that just makes you feel cleaned up.

What a nice shave this morning.

9th NOS vintage in just the last few days?

On the dot 😬 I'm expecting one other thing, but it's being made custom by Roman Kamlash so I'm not certain when that'll be done, much less make the trip here.

Have you held it next to a 14 to compare the geometry?

I ended up doing just that, after seeing you comment. It's about 1/4" shorter than my 14's, on top of being 7/8. There's definitely some similarities in the spine and tang, but some minor differences overall. I'm going to give it a whirl in the morning.

You're in luck, my funds are tapped... for now!

Oh fantastic! I'll be curious to hear what you think of it.

I need an Iberia to use it, though

For best results 🤣

5/13/24

• Brush: Muninn Woodworks w/ C&H V19 Fanchurian
• Razor: Iberia 14 Doble Temple 8/8, Extra Hollow Square Point
• Lather: Spearhead Shaving - Seaforth! Roman Spice
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving - Seaforth! Roman Spice Aftershave Splash
• Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving - Seaforth! Roman Spice EdT

Today is the drop day for Roman Spice. Absolutely recommend grabbing this one today. It's a great scent. Spearhead don't miss.

The Iberia and Highlands base is a top tier combo.

Nice shave today.

Hope it helps, my friend! If you want to send me more detailed pics, I can dig further.

I would recommend starting out just going with the grain on your cheeks. You need only extremely light pressure. Start your downward motion before making contact with your skin, and lift off before stopping. If you're regularly cutting yourself and it's not just the point doing it, you could be coming to a stop on your skin, and even the slightest sideways movement will open you up. Good luck!

No pardon needed! The thought behind the 7 day is to greatly increase the time between honing. As well as a myth behind high carbon steel and that it needs to "rest" between uses. This is only just a myth, however.

Here's some information I found about the ERNs:

Carl Friedrich Ern founded razor company in 1873 in Wald-Solingen and became biggest razors maker with its famous Hexe machine with permit to ground both sides of razor blade

The company was founded in 1873, registrated December, 4 1874 and first located in Solingen-Wald from 1922 and at Kanalstrasse 43 in 1939. The Ern family were razor-grinders and Carl Friedrich took over his fathers company. As many of Solingen grinders, thes honed razors for other companies to. E.g. In 1860 Nathaniel Ern only ground and honed razors for Henckels, but soon began to make their own razors. Nathaniel taught his son Carl to do the job - at that time there were 20 workers and seven masters. Singing and talking during work were forbidden, drinking never allowed. The company moved to Wald (to Wittekulle), an outlying district of Solingen, in 1876.

In 1893 they introduced the 'Hexe' machine (double wheel hollow grinder) to hollow-grind razors, said to be a benefit to all razor makers.

The eagle and snake was used from 1874 by C. Friedrich ERN & Co. until it was superseded in 1896 with the more familiar crown and sword

C. Friedrich Ern Solingen-Wald: Kanalstrasse 43 in 1939. Brand names: 'America Del Sur' (1913), 'Army and Navy' (1899), 'Ator' (1903), 'A.V. Humboldt' (1920s?), 'Balance Perfecto' (1921), 'Bank' (1917), 'Bar' (1908), 'Barbersone' (1928?), 'Barbers Pet'(1898), 'Barden' (1909), 'Bessimar', 'Borden' (1912), 'Bur' (1910), 'Crown and Sword' (1920), 'Cuba' (1913), 'Electro Taban Magnetic' (1907), 'Enwer' (1908), 'Ern' (1896, 1917 and 1923), 'Ern 1166' (1922), 'Ern A-Z' (1910), 'Ern-Blaauwappen', 'Ernette' (1932?), 'Ern-Goldwappen', 'Ern-Grünwappen', 'Ern Junior' (1913), 'Ernovo', 'Ern-Silberwappen', 'Es-Ex Razor' (1912), 'Farwood' (1914), 'Flaggen' (1913), 'Generale Ameglio' (1913), 'Gong Razor' Extra Hollow Ground' (1912), 'Janissaire' (1914), 'Junk', 'Justrite' (1907), 'Ka Ci Be' (1914), 'King George' (1910), 'Knight Commander of the Bath' (1914), 'Kuroki' (1905), 'Laborista', 'Le Mondain' (1907), 'Lerne, Leiste...' (1921), 'Liliput' (1914), 'Little Dorrit' (1907), 'Master of Arts' (1914), 'Master of Science' (1914), 'Mickiewicz' (1912), 'Moustafa Kemal Pascha' (1923), 'Niazi' (1908), 'Nodzu' (1905), 'Oyama' (1905), 'Palmerston' (1908), 'Peer', 'Persian' (1923), 'Platypus' (1899), 'Primus' (1903), 'Protector' (1897), 'Püt' (1913), 'Raccoon', 'Roosevelt' (1907), 'Roosevelt Razor' (1914), 'Sim-Mart', 'Ski' (1910), 'Strandbad' (1916), 'Suneo', 'The Boss Reg.' (1925), 'The Crown and Sword Razor' (1908), 'The Kid', 'The Michaelin' (1914), 'The Mussel Razor' (1913), 'Turban' (1923), 'Waldern' (1911), 'Waldoo' (1908), 'Wee Macgreggor', 'Zeibek' (1914), 'Zepp.' (1910). Open-blade razor maker.

C.R. Ern Sohn Nachf. Solingen-Weyer in 1925. Open-blade razor maker.

Friedrich Ern & Co. Solingen-Weyer: Weyerstrasse 196 in 1939. Brand names: 'Commodus' (1911), 'Damokles' (1911), 'Doppeladler', 'Ern & Cie' (1908/9), 'Ern & Co.' (1908), 'Friedrich Ern & Co. Weyer-Solingen' (1924), 'Kobold' (1918), 'Newton' (1910), 'Ost' (1907), 'Sprock' (1895), 'The Sir Isaac Newton' (1911), 'Vim' (1907), 'Weltbrand' (1916). Open-blade razor maker.

Where are you getting the history of straight razors? Is there a book I can buy?

Just from digging around on the internet. I wish had a book that had all this info. I did speak with a gentleman once that had a pretty detailed book. It might have just been for Sheffield razors, though. I'll have to reach back out to him and find out more about it.

I finally found a 6/8 Puma

Oh fantastic! I still think about that 5/8 one from time to time. I still intend to grab another one at some point. I'll be curious to hear how it treats you!

Neat that you’re the first to get a shot at honing them

I'm pretty fond of that part myself!